Carl Buddig & Co. & Old Wisconsin Award $25,000 Grand Prize

January 10, 2014 Carl Buddig & Company

A librarian with NASA’s Langley Research Center, Cecilia Grzeskowiak, from Hampton, Va., is the lucky winner of a $25,000 Grand Prize in the Family Road Trip promotion, announced Carl Buddig & Co., the maker of Buddig lunchmeats and Old Wisconsin sausage and meat snack products. A First Prize of $10,000 goes to Jim Faber of Libertyville, Ill.

HOPE Foods Gains Certification As Non-GMO Verified

January 10, 2014 HOPE FOODS

Hope Foods, parent company of Hope Hummus, Hope Dips, Hope Spreads and Hope Crafted, announced Monday the certification of all of its product lines by the Non-GMO Project. The Non-GMO Project, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, offers North America’s only third party verification and labeling for non-GMO (genetically modified organism) food and products.

Sargento Foods Names Ogilvy & Mather Chicago Agency Of Record

January 10, 2014 Ogilvy & Mather

Ogilvy & Mather Chicago has been selected as the advertising agency of record for Sargento Foods Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of natural cheeses based in Plymouth, Wisconsin.

Saputo Announces Last & Final Offer For Warrnambool Will Close On January 22, 2014

January 10, 2014 Saputo

Saputo Inc.announced that it has extended its offer period until January 22, 2014 and has declared its unconditional all-cash takeover offer for all the issued shares in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited ("Warrnambool") as its last and final offer. The offer will now close at 7.00pm (Melbourne time) on January 22, 2014. Other than possible automatic extensions required under Australian law, there will be no further extensions to the offer period.

Cross-Border Shopping For Cheap American Milk May Be Coming To An End

The U.S. Farm Bill—which is effectively a subsidy to U.S. Dairy Farmers—was not renewed by the U.S. Senate prior to the December 31, 2013 deadline. This subsidy has allowed U.S. milk to be sold for years at a price far below that which covers an American dairy farmer’s cost of production.